"pardon of past offenses," 1570s, from French amnestie "intentional overlooking," from Latin amnestia, from Greek amnestia "forgetfulness (of wrong); an amnesty," from a-, privative prefix, "not" (see a- (3)), + mnestis "remembrance," related to mnaomai "I remember" (see mind (n.)). As a verb, from 1809. Amnesty International founded 1961 as Appeal for Amnesty. The name was changed 1963.
中文解释
1. a- "not" + mnest- + -y.2. => forgetfulness (of wrong), pardon of past offenses.3. 历史上第一个实行大赦的人据说是一位古希腊将军，他说他愿意宽恕、赦免他的敌人，从此不念旧恶、忘却过去，因此该词的含义是由“忘却”引申而来。
实用例句
1. Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.
国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。
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2. A spokesperson for Amnesty, Norma Johnston, describes some cases.
大赦国际的一名发言人诺尔马·约翰斯顿讲述了几个案例。
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3. The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。
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4. Amnesty workers have been barred from Sri Lanka since 1982.
从1982年起，大赦国际的工作人员就被禁止进入斯里兰卡。
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5. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.